Watford vs Manchester United: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats for the Premier League clash

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Odion Ighalo to be assessed after arriving back late from international duty
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Manchester United have striker crisis with Wayne Rooney ruled out
Anthony Martial also unavailable while James Wilson is not fully match fit

Published: 07:19 EST, 20 November 2015 | Updated: 20:53 EST, 20 November 2015

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Ahead of this weekend's Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Watford's home clash with Manchester United.

Watford vs Manchester United (Vicarage Road)

Team news

Watford

Watford striker Odion Ighalo faces a late fitness test before manager Quique Sanchez Flores selects his team for the visit of Manchester United after returning back to the club late following international duty with Nigeria.

Sebastian Prodl remains unavailable owing to a calf injury, as does Tommie Hoban (groin and hip injuries), Joel Ekstrand (knee) and Rene Gilmartin (knee).

Odion Ighalo will face a late fitness test for Watford after returning back late from international duty

Beyond those, Sanchez Flores has a fully-fit squad from which to choose, although problems could yet surface for Allan Nyom, should he be punished by the Cameroon Football Association for missing their recent World Cup qualifiers.

Provisional squad: Abdi, Ake, Anya, Arlauskis, Behrami, Belkalem, Berghuis, Britos Cabrera, Capoue, Cathcart, Cholevas, Deeney, Diamanti, Gomes, Guedioura, Ibarbo, Ighalo, Jurado, Nyom, Paredes Reasco, Smith, Watson.

Manchester United

Louis van Gaal is suffering from a striker shortage ahead of Manchester United's Premier League game at Watford.

Wayne Rooney (illness) and Anthony Martial (foot) are out while James Wilson cannot play 90 minutes because of a lack match fitness.

Wayne Rooney (left) and Anthony Martial featured in the England vs France friendly on Tuesday but both are ruled out of Manchester United's trip to Watford on Saturday

Marouane Fellaini (calf), Michael Carrick (ankle), Antonio Valencia (foot) and Luke Shaw (leg) are out but Matteo Darmian is back following his one-match suspension.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Romero, Johnstone, Jones, Rojo, Tuanzebe, McNair, Smalling, Darmian, Borthwick-Jackson, Mata, Blind, Young, Herrera, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Lingard, Depay, Pereira, Wilson.

Watford vs Manchester United

Kick-off: Saturday, 12.45pm - BT Sport 1

Odds (subject to change):

Watford 15/4

Draw 27/11

Manchester United 20/19

Referee: Robert Madley

Managers: Quique Flores (Watford), Louis van Gaal (Manchester United)

Head-to-head league record: Watford wins 2, draws 4, Manchester United wins 10

Recent league form (latest result first):

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Key match stats (supplied by Opta)

Manchester United have won the last nine matches in all competitions against Watford, with the Hornets’ last win coming back in September 1986, 1-0 at home in the league.

Wayne Rooney has scored three goals in two appearances against the Hornets in all competitions.

The Hornets have suffered just two defeats in their last nine league games at Vicarage Road, winning four and drawing three.

The Red Devils have lost just one of their last eight Premier League games (W5 D2).

Louis van Gaal’s charges have now gone five games in all competitions without conceding a goal (555 mins); they last enjoyed a longer run of clean sheets between the end of 04/05 and start of 05/06 (six games in total).

However, on the other hand, United have failed to find the back of the net in three of their last five top-flight games.

Watford and Manchester United haven't met since April 2007 when Cristiano Ronaldo was on target for the Red Devils in a 4-1 win at Villa Park in an FA Cup semi-final

Wayne Rooney needs one more goal to become Manchester United’s outright second-highest-scorer in all competitions; he’s currently tied with Denis Law on 237, 12 behind Bobby Charlton.

Since debuting for Manchester United in January 2014, Juan Mata has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other player at the club (30).

Man Utd have the best chance conversion rate of any team in the Premier League this season (20%).

However, only Sunderland (79) have fired in fewer shots than the Red Devils (85, excluding blocked attempts).